Marshall Stanmore II vs JBL Pulse 4

The Marshall Stanmore II has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely livingetc.com and iMore. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 8" title from livingetc.com, and "Ranked 1 out of 4" from iMore, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

As for our analysis of the JBL Pulse 4 - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "Best for Parties" award from Popular Mechanics and "Ranked 3 out of 9" from iMore, which is no small feat.

For a direct Marshall Stanmore II vs. JBL Pulse 4 comparison, we took a look at sources that tested both and found that the Marshall Stanmore II got reviewed better by TrustedReviews, whereas the reviewers at PCmag preferred the JBL Pulse 4. Reviewers at Techradar haven't shown a preference for either.

We also took a look at which sources liked these two products the most. We found that the Marshall Stanmore II received its best, 9.6, rating from techaeris.com, while the JBL Pulse 4 got its highest score of 8 from PCmag.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the Marshall Stanmore II did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 8.2 out of 10, compared to the 7.6 overall average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general, whereas the JBL Pulse 4 hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.2.